Rodon sharp in White Sox loss

Posted March 06, 2015 12:00 am

Associated Press

PEORIA, Ariz. - Matt Kemp collected his first two hits with San Diego, his first single coming off White Sox prospect Carlos Rodon in the Padres' 5-0 victory on Friday.

Rodon, the third pick in the 2014 draft, struck out four and hit a batter in two scoreless innings. The left-hander started in place of injured ace Chris Sale.

Kemp, traded by the Dodgers in the offseason, lined a single to left over a shift in the first. He flied to center and legged out an infield hit before exiting in the fifth, two days after going 0 for 3 in his spring debut.

Kemp dropped a shallow fly in a stiff wind to right in the second, but recovered to get a force out at second.

Odrisamer Despaigne and Brandon Morrow, competing for the final spot in the Padres' rotation, threw two scoreless innings each.

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